Its not nice times for all of us, reserves closed, many having to go into self isolation and much more.
James, may I apologise first, with your intended house move now on hold and all your feeders taken down in preparation, I do feel for you.
I know a good many of the community members are now concentrating more on their garden birds and feeders, and I was sort of hoping that a thread dedicated to the current situation may help to take some of the sting away.
Birds, and even mammals, particularly squirrels, will frequent our feeders to get their nutrients, and some take interesting chances to get their feed, so ~I thought starting a thread where all can share their photos may just put some cheer back in the world.
An articulate magpie after a coconut half....
And lastly, a blackbird trying to get on to a feeder, almost managing it, but not quite!
Stay safe folks, and please feel free to share, no matter how good the quality is, lets bring a smile back to this world.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Along with the forum being down, so have our feeders, but, once back up, they blue tits waste no time!
And the sparrows, and I think this is a juvenile one, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong,,,,,
The garden was a hive of activity yesterday, but photographic opportunities were few and far between due to the dark clouds and rain. The following were taken from behind the kitchen window, so will be poor in quality.
But, I did get this wood pigeon trying to get on a feeder
and this blue tit
and this juvenile house sparrow
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Spot the Blue Tit...
Lynn L said:Went back to the start of this thread after I discovered today that I have missed lots of photos. Mmm sorry, (blame the Osprey's) have liked ones I missed, had already liked the ones I saw, but I like them all so I may have missed some still!!
No worries, it's easy to do, I've done it myself a few times and feel a little embarrassed, however, the ospreys are a worthwhile reason.
Some from yesterday, though ti was generally a dull day, the feeds were visited, but not as much as some days.
A juvenile house sparrow
And a blue tit, hanging around!
A coal tit dibbing away at the grass, most likely finding and eating bugs...
More activity on the feeders, and around...
And the hedge?
My bird photos HERE
Paul A said:Lovely shots, Mike, That last one with the Sparrows peeking out of the hedge is a beauty. :-)
Thanks Paul. I struggled to get them both in focus, there was too much breeze and the AF was being tempted by the privot leaves, which scuppered an the opportunity of catching adult feeding young.